Here's a copy of my current "quotes" file.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was an American, mostly self-educated lawyer and politician who became the 16th President of the United States. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoted the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln
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Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Abraham Lincoln
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German physicist who developed the theory of relativity. He was visiting the U.S. when Hitler came to power and he did not return to Germany and became a U.S. citizen in 1940. He helped alert President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Germany might be developing an atomic weapon and recommended the U.S. begin similar research. This led to what would become the Manhattan Project.
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
Albert Einstein
Jeremy Bernstsein (1929- ) is an American physicist, educator and widely known for writing about modern physics for the general public.
Never speak more clearly than you think.
Jeremy Bernstein
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) often called Mahatma, meaning Great Soul, was a Hindu and political and ideological leader in India. His philosophy was based on nonviolence and his leadership helped India gain its independence. He explains his philosophy in his autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
Be the change that you want to see in the world.
Mohandas Gandhi
Annelies Marie Frank (1929-1945) was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but lived most of her life in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She is one of the most renowned Jewish victims of the Holocaust dying at the age of 15 in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Her diary is one of the world's most widely read books.
The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Anne Frank
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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Anne Frank
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Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.
Anne Frank
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was an American clergyman, activist and leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement. He became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial discrimination through nonviolent means.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
William Claude Dukenfield (1880-1946) was an American comedian, actor and writer.
It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.
W.C. Fields
Henry Ford (1863-1947) was an American industrialist, founder of Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of assembly lines for mass production. He worked as a machinist in Detroit and later for Westinghouse and Edison. He studied bookkeeping, but was not formally educated.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
Henry Ford
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a British philosopher, historian and social critic awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He published hundreds of letters, articles and books. His A History of Western Philosophy became a best-seller.
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
Bertrand Russell
Alice Walker (1944- ) is an African American author, poet and political activist. Her most notable work is The Color Purple.
What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.
Alice Walker
I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was blaming you.
Author Unknown
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) born and died in Virginia. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd President of the United States. He envisioned America as a "Great Empire of Liberty".
The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.
Thomas Jefferson
William Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist and professor. He was the founding Master of Massey College in Toronto.
The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past.
Robertson Davies
William Arthur Ward (1921-1994) was born and reared in Louisiana. He is the author of Fountains of Faith.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
Never argue with an idiot, cause he'll bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.
Author Unknown
Rene' Descartes (1596-1650) was a French philosopher, writer and mathematician. He is considered the "Father of Modern Philosophy".
Common sense is the most evenly distributed quantity in the world. Everyone thinks he has enough.
Descartes
Erma Bombeck (1927-1996) was an American humorist from Ohio who wrote over 4,000 newspaper columns and 13 books describing suburban home life.
I've always worried a lot and frankly I'm good at it.
Erma Bombeck
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In two decades I've lost a total of 789 pounds. I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.
Erma Bombeck
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Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.
Erma Bombeck
Jef Mallett (1962- ) is an American creator and artist of the comic strip Frazz.
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.
Jef Mallett
Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a French artist known for his use of color. He was also a draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor.
There are always flowers for those who want to see them.
Henri Matisse
Francois-Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher. He is known for his support of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade and was a supporter of social change. He wrote over 20,000 letters and over 2,000 books and pamphlets.
Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
Voltaire
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Those who can make you believe absurdtities can make you commit atrocities.
Voltaire
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If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
Voltaire
If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise yo
Anonymous
The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
Conclusion: Eat & drink what you like. It's speaking English that kills you.
Anonymous
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965) was a British statesman known for leading the U.K. during WWII. He served as Prime Minister twice. He often used the "V" sign meaning victory.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Winston Churchill
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Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.
Winston Churchill
In 1941, Victor de Laveleye, former Belgian Minister of Justice suggested in a BBC broadcast that Belgians use the V for victoire (French - victory) and vrijheid (Dutch - freedom) as a rallying emblem during WWII. In Flemish, vrede means peace.
George Santayana (1863-1952) was a Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist. A Harvard graduate who later taught students T.S. Eliot, Robert Frost, Gertrude Stein, . . .
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.
George Santayana
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American author, poet, philosopher, historian and naturalist. He is best known for his book Walden and essay Civil Disobedience. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry total over 20 volumes.
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.
Henry David Thoreau
James Michener (1907-1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He began his writing career during WWII while in the U.S. Navy publishing Tales of the South Pacific which later became the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicalSouth Pacific.
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.
James Michener
When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it may be that they take better care of it there.
Author Unknown
What's the difference in a northern fairy tale and a southern fairy tale?
A northern fairy tale begins "Once upon a time . . ."
A southern fairy tale begins "Y'all ain't gonna believe this s#*! . . .
Author Unknown
What if the hokey pokey is really what it's all about?
Author Unknown
Arthur Brisbane (1864-1936) was an American newspaper editor who worked for the New York Sun, the New York Journal, the Chicago Herald-Examiner, and others.
Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words.
Arthur Brisbane
